Overcompensation

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite

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§1: excessive compensation
§2: (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite